In route EIGRP route manipulation, which matrix component as a network engineer you will choose to prefer the less preferred route over the successor route?

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Accepted Answer

The feasible distance matrix component is chosen to prefer the less preferred route over the successor route in EIGRP route manipulation.

The feasible distance is the metric used by EIGRP to determine the best route to a destination.
By manipulating the feasible distance, a network engineer can influence the selection of routes.
To prefer a less preferred route over the successor route, the network engineer can increase the feasible distance of the successor route.
This can be achieved by adjusting the bandwidth or delay parameters of the successor route.
By making the feasible distance of the successor route higher, EIGRP will choose the less preferred route as the new successor.

Accepted Answer

We have two options for tuning matrix value Bandwidth and Delay but as a network engineer, I should be using the delay command. The reason for that is bandwidth command can end up impacting a lot of other configurations (like QoS).

In route EIGRP route manipulation, which matrix component as a network engineer you will choose to prefer the less preferred route over the successor route?

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